Grant ID#: 71316
South Carolina SIP 2 Workplan: November 1, 2014 – January 31, 2015
Project: One Voice One Plan Future of Nursing: State Implementation Program
Project Leads: Kathleen LaSala and Susan Outen
Area of Focus: Data; Leadership; Practice and Care
Project Goal #1: Move from traditional models to new and different solutions for tomorrow’s workforce needs.
Objectives
Seek new
educational/training
models nationally
and within SC.
Action Steps
Create a document outlining
these new models for posting on
AC website & for distribution &
continue to track new models as
they are created with
successes/challenges highlighted
and disseminated.
NOTE – 8/5/14: The AC Team 2
met at the June Leadership
Summit and working with Dr.
Maureen Sroczynski, have
decided on the educational
progression model. Several
BSN/ADN programs have agreed
to partner. (See attached notes
from that team).
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Target Date
& Responsible
Person
(11/2014): Draft
document.
(5/2015):
Benchmark
data report
(11/2015):
Annual
updates:
 AC Team 2
 AC Coordinator
 CNL
 Program
Coordinator
November ’14 – January ‘15
Action Step Progress
[Please Update]
Have not started
In progress
Complete
Note 10/14 There are 3
distinclty different models in
SC, the teams are developing
the document.
Deliverable(s) Status
(18 or 24 mo)
[Please Update]
18 and 24 Months:
Benchmark data updated
on existing models via AC
web.
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
24 Months: Report at least
3 SC innovative models.
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
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Objectives
Target Date
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Person
Action Steps
Facilitate regional partner
activities and work with CHE, the
BON, and Deans/Directors to
approve new & innovative models
at the local, regional & state
levels & track successes of and
challenges.
NOTE 8/5/14: as above, the AC
Team 2 and Deans/Directors
representatives have begun this
work. The team report from the
Leadership Summit has been
sent to the full Deans/Director’s
Council and will be placed on the
first fall meeting agenda for full
discussion. SCONL is also
involved in this initiative. (see
same attachment)
Seek funding to develop grants
for SC nursing program
partnership pilot projects
Report due to
Project Director,
(quarterly –
beginning June
2014):
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Grant(s) submitted by
5/2015:
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AC Team 2
AC Coordinator
Director, SC
Nursing Workforce
Center
AC Coordinator
AC Funding
Committee
November ’14 – January ‘15
Action Step Progress
[Please Update]
Deliverable(s) Status
(18 or 24 mo)
[Please Update]
Have not started
In progress
Complete
Note 10/14 We have 5 regional
teams are working on their
plans for seamless progression.
An October meeting was held
for updates (see attached
minutes), Teams are beginning
to work on the gap analysis for
the FON competencies and
hope to have completed by the
next meeting in January.
Have not started
In progress
Complete
Note 10/14 The Executive
Committee is forming a
fundraising team, plan to have
a grant or source of funding by
our due date of 5/15.
18 Months:
Submit at least one grant to
potential funder.
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
24 Months:
Report grant success /
challenges.
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
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Project Goal #2: Track data, RE: current and projected BSN supply and demand – including selected diversity metrics – to achieve 50% BSN by
2020.
Objectives
Action Steps
Increase
number of BSN
graduates, to
achieve 50% of
total workforce
by 2020.
Using available supply data
sources, we will track changes in
nursing workforce data:
 SC Board of Nursing
(2012 RN re-licensure
data became available
12/13)
 SREB – the SC Nursing
Workforce Office tracks
annual student graduation
numbers, enrollments and
faculty data.
 Office for Healthcare
Workforce Analysis and
Planning at AHEC
provides additional supply
data and is developing
new demand scenario
methodology data for the
AC teams as requested.
Diversity
metrics to be
tracked: Race
and Gender.
AC Executive Steering
Committee and AC Team 2 will
set baseline metrics based on the
2012 RN re-licensure data,
beginning July 2013, with set
goals for BSN percentage
increases each July.
NOTE 8/5/14: The AC Executive
Steering Committee will address
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Person
Baseline Metrics
7/2013 Annual Metrics:
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AC Team 2
AC Team 4
AC Coordinator
SC Nursing
Workforce Office
Project Director
SC AHEC
SREB
SC Board of
Nursing
November ’14 – January ‘15
Action Step Progress [Please
Update]
Have not started
In progress
Complete
Note 10/14 From 2010 to 2012
SC had an increase of 1.3 %
BSN nurses. However small, it is
an increase. In our SC schools
we are not seeing a marked
increase of the number of RN to
BSN, therefore we have
concluded the increase in BSN is
with the online RN to BSN. The
demand survey will be distritued
Nov. 15. The OVOP Executive
Committee has commited to form
a diversity committee by the
January 2015 meeting.
Deliverable(s) Status
(18 or 24 mo)
[Please Update]
18 and 24 Months: Data
Reports –track nursing
workforce data
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
24 Month: Marketing plan
developed to educate the
public on the need for
increased number of BSN
nurses and to students of
new model of academic
progression
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
2014 SREB report shows a
decrease the number of male
students and the African
American students.
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Objectives
Action Steps
Target Date
& Responsible
Person
November ’14 – January ‘15
Action Step Progress [Please
Update]
Deliverable(s) Status
(18 or 24 mo)
[Please Update]
the need for a Diversity subcommittee asap – who will then
oversee and make
recommendations for this part of
the initiative and will help set the
metrics for all aspects of this SIP
grant addressing diversity issues.
(see AC Excecutive Committee
agenda attached)
24 Month: BSN student
enrollment and graduation
with diversity metrics
reviewed with Deans &
Directors
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
Track select diversity metrics in
the BSN student enrollment and
graduation composites and work
with Team 2 and the Deans and
Director’s Council to focus on
increases across the selected
diversity areas.
Meet with the SC Lottery to allow
use of dollars for RN to BSN
education
Present new model of academic
progression to the SC Deans and
Directors
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(as above)
Have not started
In progress
Complete
24 Month: Meeting with SC
Lottery held
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
2/2015
2/2015
Have not started
In progress
Complete
Have not started
In progress
Complete
24 Month: New model of
academic progression
presented to Deans &
Directors
May not meet
On target to meet
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Objectives
Action Steps
Maureen Scrozynski presentation
on Future of Nursing competency
and academic progression model
Target Date
& Responsible
Person
3/15
Use CCNA Technical Assistance
to develop diversity metrics
5/15
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November ’14 – January ‘15
Action Step Progress [Please
Update]
Have not started
In progress
Complete
Have not started
In progress
Complete
Deliverable(s) Status
(18 or 24 mo)
[Please Update]
Complete
24 Month: Diversity metrics
developed
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
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Project Goal #3: Assist emerging nurse leaders in developing creative and innovative leadership skills and abilities.
Objectives
Utilizing the AC
Strategic Plan
as the
Blueprint, build
on existing SC
nurse leader
programs to
offer nurse
leadership
growth
opportunities.
Action Steps
AC Executive Steering
Committee, AC Team #3, AC
Coordinator, and CNL Staff – in
collaboration with SCONL and
the SC Deans and Directors
Council – lay the groundwork to
develop at least three leadership
programs that involve the
SCONL, the Deans and Directors
Council and the Amy V.
Cockcroft Fellows Program – and
with an additional focus on
increasing diversity in leadership
(race and gender). This group
will develop a blueprint for the
three leadership projects by July
1, 2014 and the AC Coordinator
will be responsible for working
with this group and keeping the
blueprint up to date, and posted
on the AC website.
Target Date
& Responsible
Person
(5/31/2013) – (1/2014):
Assessment of
available leader
programs.
November ’14 – January ‘15
Action Step Progress
[Please Update]
Have not started
In progress
Complete
Deliverable(s) Status
(18 or 24 mo)
[Please Update]
18 Months:
3 leadership development
programs underway – one for
coaching/mentoring with the new
SC Organization for Nurse
Leaders/ SC Deans and Directors;
One positioning nurses for board
appointments; and one for the
newly revised Amy V. Cockcroft
Leadership Fellows program.
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
NOTE 8/5/14: Each of the 3
Leadership initiatives were
addressed at the June 2014
Leadership Summit. Ideas were
exchanged among participants
and specific action items were
agreed upon. These will be
addressed under each of the 3
items below.
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Objectives
Action Steps
Leadership Program #1:
Coaching/Mentoring for Deans
and Directors and CNO’s
NOTE 8/5/14: There are a group
of reps from AC Team 3 and
other volunteers who are working
on this initiative. They met at the
Summit and agreed to:
 Use the January 2014 AJN
article written by Sue
Hassmiller as a guide to the
leadership opportunities
available on line and
otherwise. With copyright
permission, this will be
posted on the website.
 The group – with the
assistance of an masters in
Leadership student - will edit
and use the existing SCONL
coaching program to help
identify and guide new
CNO’s. Mentors are being
sought for new CNO’s.
 Additionally, two retired and
well respected deans from a
BSN/higher degree program
and from a community
college program are working
with the AC Team 3 to
develop a similar
iniatitive/program for new
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Target Date
& Responsible
Person
(6/2014) – (10/2014):
Develop curriculum &
training for
mentors/coaches and
set diversity metrics.
(7/2014) – (8/2014):
Select
mentors/coaches.
(8/2014) – (11/2014):
Market program.
(12/2014): Select first
cohort and meet
diversity metrics.
(1/2015) – (10/2015):
Implement program for
cohort #1.
November ’14 – January ‘15
Action Step Progress
[Please Update]
Have not started
In progress
Complete
Note 10/14 The coaching
/mentoring for hospital nurse
leaders and Deans/Driectors
is moving forward.Marketing
thus far is by word of mouth.
Deliverable(s) Status
(18 or 24 mo)
[Please Update]
18 Months:Leadership Program
#1 - Report on faculty hired;
curriculum development; program
planning; marketing materials.
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
18 Months: Leadership
Program #1 - Report on
program (including number of
mentor/mentee pairs and data re:
minority and male participants)
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
24 Months:Leadership Program
#1 - Final program report.
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
(8/2015) – (10/2015):
Determine enrollment
strategies/rotations and
decide enrollment
patterns (program will
extend beyond grant
timeline).
(10/2015): Evaluate
program effectiveness
and make revisions as
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Objectives
Action Steps
deans/directors.
Leadership Program #2:
Develop goals/training to move
nurses into board positions.
Note: Will be initiated at the June
2&3 AC Leadership Conference.
NOTE 8/5/14: There are a group
of reps from AC Team 3 and
other volunteers who are working
on this initiative. They met at the
Summit and agreed to:
 Adapt the Colorado
assessment for Board
Member readiness for SC
nurses.
 Purchase the email listing
of actively licsened RNs
from the SC Board of
Nursing and send this
assessment to all RNs in
the state.
 The AC Coordinator will
work with the graduate
students assigned to the
grant to assist in
developing a listing of all
state hospitals with open
board positions; as well
as trying to assess other
types of boards in the
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Target Date
& Responsible
Person
November ’14 – January ‘15
Action Step Progress
[Please Update]
Deliverable(s) Status
(18 or 24 mo)
[Please Update]
indicated.
(7/2014): Set metrics
for Year 1 re: # of RNs
to be selected/elected
for board positions.
(7/2014) – (9/2014):
Develop plan for
assessing RN interests
for board positions and
determine possible
board positions
open(ing). Select
coaches/mentors.
(9/2014) – (11/2014):
Market program.
(12/2014): Select first
group of RNs to assess
and match to available
board positions.
(1/2015) – (3/2015):
Set metrics for Year 2.
Have not started
In progress
Complete
Note 10/14 Progress is being
made in board position
availability for our SC Nurses.
The AC is working with the
Governor’s office and
developing means to access
local community board
availability. We currently have
4 hospitals with RN voting
representatives.
18 Months: Leadership Program
#2 – Report on program progress
including baseline metrics, plan for
assessing RN interest and board
opportunities, number of
mentor/mentee pairs
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
18 Months: Leadership Program
#2 – Copy of communications or
marketing plan
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
24 Months: Leadership Program
#2 - Final report on program
including demographics of
participants; participant
satisfaction, diversity metrics,
numbers of nurse executives
appointed to board positions.
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
(3/2015) – (5/2015):
Evaluate effectiveness
of program and revise
as appropriate.
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Objectives
Action Steps
Target Date
& Responsible
Person
state where a nurse
would benefit the overall
membership.
Next step is to develop a
method of tracking
interested RNs to
resources available on
the website (as noted
from the AJN 1/14
Hassmiller article) for
leadership development
and to available board
positions.
(4/2015) – (7/2015):
Train the trainers –
recruit new
coaches/mentors, prn.
Leadership Program #3: Revise
the Amy V. Cockcroft Fellows
Program.
(5/2014) – (6/2014):
Appoint an Advisory
Council (from Team 3
and selected other
nurse leaders).

Note: Will be initiated at the June
2&3 AC Leadership Conference.
NOTE 8/5/14: There are a group
of reps from AC Team 3 and
other volunteers who are working
on this initiative. They met at the
Summit and agreed to:
 Participate in the Steering
Committee for this
iniative.
 Begin review and revision
of the curriculum.
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November ’14 – January ‘15
Action Step Progress
[Please Update]
Deliverable(s) Status
(18 or 24 mo)
[Please Update]
(5/2015) – (10/2015):
Continue program with
metrics for Year 2 met
by 12/2015.
(6/2014) – (8/2014):
Revise curriculum and
set diversity metrics.
(7/2014) – (9/2014):
Recruit and hire
faculty.
Have not started
In progress
Complete
Note 10/14 - The Amy V
Cockcroft planning has
occurred and applications are
being accepted
18 Months: Leadership Program
#3 - Report on participants –
including demographics (including
race and gender).
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
24 Months: Leaderhip Program
#3 – - Final program report,
including participant and faculty
satisfaction, leadership
projects.
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
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Objectives
Action Steps

Begin to consider faculty
candidates.
Target Date
& Responsible
Person
November ’14 – January ‘15
Action Step Progress
[Please Update]
Deliverable(s) Status
(18 or 24 mo)
[Please Update]
(9/2014) – (11/2014):
Faculty retreat (date
TBA).
(9/2014) – (11/2014):
Market program for
Fellow applications.
(12/2014): Cohort #1
selected with diversity
metrics met.
(1/2015) – (3/2015):
Fellows assigned to
faculty members to
assist with leadership
projects
(6/2015): Introduce
Fellows at 2015
Leadership Summit
(1/2015) – (11/2015):
Fellows meet via virtual
classrooms and/or in
Columbia at USC.
(9/2015) – (10/2015):
Begin program
evaluation and
implement any
changes into Year 2
planning.
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Objectives
Action Steps
Target Date
& Responsible
Person
(9/2015) – (11/2015):
Market to recruit
Cohort #2.
(12/2015): Cohort #1
completes Fellowship
and will present and
disseminate leadership
projects focused on
Campaign for Action
recommendations.
November ’14 – January ‘15
Action Step Progress
[Please Update]
Deliverable(s) Status
(18 or 24 mo)
[Please Update]
24 Months: Final report for IOMrelated leadership projects and
impact potential at state, regional
and national levels. Include any
promising practices identified or
lessons learned.
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
(12/2015): Selection of
cohort #2.
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Objectives
Action Steps
Leadership Summit – June 2014:
Host nurse leaders from around
SC to assess leadership
development needs (with a
special emphasis on the need
for BSN and higher degrees as
well as increased diversity in
leadership development
programs). The AC from
Georgia will also be invited to
participate and attend.
Additionally, special focus group
sessions and presentations will
be included re: education
progression models and the work
in SC.
Leadership Summit 2015: A
smaller group of nurse leaders
will convene to focus on bringing
together some of the over 120
Amy V. Cockcroft Leadership
Fellow Alumni and having them
present their work as nurse
executives as it relates to the
IOM Future of Nursing Action
Campaign. The newly selected
Fellows will be presented and a
1
/2 day session with them will
follow where they will be assisted
in beginning to select their
leadership project which will
center on one of the 8 IOM
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Target Date
& Responsible
Person
(4/2014): Planning
Committee appointed
(from Team 2 & 3) and
summit agenda set
with faculty invited and
contracted. Marketing
through emails and
flyers sent to specific
special interest groups.
(June 2/3): Summit
held in Hilton Head, SC
November ’14 – January ‘15
Action Step Progress
[Please Update]
Deliverable(s) Status
(18 or 24 mo)
[Please Update]
Have not started
In progress
Complete
Note 10/14 The Leadership
Summit planning committee is
almost completely formed. Will
be partnering with the Deans
and Directors. The summit will
be held in March instead of
June.
18 months: Leadership Summits
held in 2014 and 2015.
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
(6/2014) – (9/2014):
Use summit focus
group work to develop
leadership programs.
Evaluate summit and
use data for 2015
Summit.
(11/2014) – (2/2015):
Appoint planning
committee for Year 2
Summit (June 2015)
and set agenda, invite
faculty, etc.
(3/2015) – (5/2015):
Market program.
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Objectives
Action Steps
Target Date
& Responsible
Person
November ’14 – January ‘15
Action Step Progress
[Please Update]
Deliverable(s) Status
(18 or 24 mo)
[Please Update]
recommendations.
NOTE 8/5/14: The Leadershp
Summit was generally a success.
The attendance numbers were
small, but those who came were
engaged and commited to action
moving forward. Work toward
meeting Goals 1, 2 and 3 was
accomplished.
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June 2015: Summit in
Hilton Head, SC.
(6/2015) – (9/2015):
Evaluate program and
use feedback to fine
tune leadership
programs and
educational
progression modeling:
 AC Team 3
 Deans and
Directors Council
 SCONL
 AC Coordinator
 AC Team leaders
 AC Steering
Committee
 CNL Program
Coordination
 Project Director
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Project Goal #4: Develop and implement a creative and innovative communications & marketing campaign.
Objectives
Action Steps
Utilize the grant
funds to support
the
development of
a sophisticated
marketing and
communications
campaign.
Educate policymakers, CEO’s,
business leaders, and the public
re: the value of nurses holding
baccalaureate and higher
degrees.
 Marketing campaign would
target the different groups
and focus on “value” that
nursing education brings to
that sector of the population.
 Focus would be placed on
the particular importance
to assist minority nurses in
pursuing BSN and higher
degrees.
 Would utilize the over 100
AC Team members to help
put the marketing plan into
action.
Target Date
& Responsible
Person
By 8/2014: Marketing
campaign developed
and ready to implement:
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November ’14 – January ‘15
Action Step Progress
[Please Update]
Have not started
In progress
Complete
Teams 1, 2, 3 & 4
AC Steering
Committee
AC Coordinator
CNL Program
Coordinator
Project Director
Deliverable(s) Status
(18 or 24 mo)
[Please Update]
18 Months: Assessment of
marketing and communications
plan effectiveness and
necessary revisions based on
number of presentations to
various audiences, program
evaluations, and any increase
in participant awareness of
nursing degree
difference/value.
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
24 Months: Final evaluation &
report.
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
NOTE 8/5/14: This work is being
discussed, but is behind
schedule.
Establish a communication
campaign to orient new Deans
and Chief Nursing Officers to
Initiative on the Future of Nursing
(INF) in SC and nationally.
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(11/2014): Phase 1
(11/2015): Rev.
Phase 2
 Teams 2, 3 & 4
Have not started
In progress
Complete
Note 10/14 the AC
coordinator has presented to
the SNA-SC at their annual
18 Months: Assess number of
new deans and CNO’s using AC
orientation program and their
satisfaction with the process.
Revise as appropriate.
May not meet
On target to meet
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Objectives
Action Steps
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Create effective communication
structures via the SC Center for
Nursing Leadership (the “home”
of the SC Action Coalition) to
assure that key statewide leaders
and organizations are
knowledgeable about and
encourage participation in IFN
activities.
NOTE 8/5/14: web updates are
being made which should
enhance communications
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Target Date
& Responsible
Person
November ’14 – January ‘15
Action Step Progress
[Please Update]
AC Coordinator
D/D Council
SCONL
Project Director
convention and is scheduled
to present to the SC OADN
on Nov. 11.
On-going throughout
the project -benchmark
baseline metrics in fall
2014 re:
communication
capabilities for the SC
for Nursing Leadership.
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AC Team leaders
AC Coordinator
CNL Program
Coordinator
Project Director
Have not started
In progress
Complete
Deliverable(s) Status
(18 or 24 mo)
[Please Update]
Complete
24 Months: Final evaluation and
recommendations.
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
18 and 24 Months: evaluate
changes from baseline metrics –
(i.e. number of website visitors;
increased members of AC Teams;
increased members of AC
organizations, etc.).
May not meet
On target to meet
Complete
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